Hat tip to ‘Bill’ Gates for sending us the link! — PID (TORONTO STAR) — The province has secretly passed an unprecedented regulation that empowers police to arrest anyone near the G20 security zone who refuses to identify themselves or agree to a police search. A 32-year-old man has already been arrested under the new [...]

June 23 (Reuters) – The European Union formally requested in a letter on Wednesday that the world’s largest economies explore the introduction of a global tax on financial transactions. via EU urges G20 to explore global transaction tax | Reuters.

(REUTERS) — The discussion, following British concern that Obama has been too harsh on the oil company following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, could add to diplomatic tensions bubbling away ahead of the G8/G20 summit in Canada.” It is in all our interests that this company is strong and secure,” Cameron told parliament, noting [...]

(PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE) — Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released a draft report on the future of journalism. This report consists of a summary of various policy proposals, ostensibly to save journalism, submitted by stakeholders and participants. Unfortunately, three of these proposals would “save” journalism by improperly expanding [intellectual property] rights in news and in [...]

Pay close attention anytime the DL visits the US. His jovial appearance and easy manner hide a shrewd world leader. The DL is part of an insidious move toward a One World Religion. — PID (NY DAILY NEWS) — /SNIP/ In a deep, raspy voice reminiscent of actor Jet Li, he told the story of [...]

(Magic City Morning Star) — On this, the 36th anniversary of Earth Day, it is only fitting to speak of one of its founders, Ira Einhorn. You won’t find Ira Einhorn’s name listed in any of the Earth Day promotional literature, as the organizers have taken great pains to distance themselves from this man, at [...]

1:01pm UK, Saturday April 24, 2010 Lulu Sinclair, Sky News Online Greece is anxiously awaiting news from the International Monetary Fund about its urgent plea for a £39bn lifeline to pull itself out of debt. The IMF has promised to move quickly in response to Greece’s request – the first ever from a country which [...]

(THE GUARDIAN) — A document accidentally left on a European hotel computer and passed to the Guardian reveals the US government’s increasingly controversial strategy in the global UN climate talks. Titled “Strategic Communications Objectives” and dated 11 March 2010, it outlines the key messages that the Obama administration wants to convey to its critics and [...]

(IRISH TIMES) — President Barack Obama’s drive for tougher sanctions on Iran gained momentum yesterday in talks with Chinese president Hu Jintao as a US summit on nuclear security got under way. Mr Obama stressed to his Chinese counterpart the need to act urgently against Iran’s nuclear programme, and Mr Hu agreed that Beijing would [...]

(Examiner.com) – Alexa scribbled a message on her school desk and before she knew it was escorted out of the classroom by school safety officers and handcuffed by police. Video of story here. via Examiner.com

(WIKILEAKS.com) – WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad — including two Reuters news staff. Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The [...]

(RAW STORY) — Protests are growing against Pope Benedict XVI’s planned trip to Britain, where some lawyers question whether the Vatican’s implicit statehood status should shield the pope from prosecution over sex crimes by pedophile priests. Although Benedict has not been accused of any crime, senior British lawyers are now examining whether the pope should [...]

Elberton, Georgia CNN — In the beginning, there was the stone.The blue-gray vein of granite that courses through northeastern Georgia spawned jobs in the quarries and finishing sheds of Elberton, where generations of stonecutters have turned slabs of rock the size of refrigerators into statues, tombstones and tile. via Waiting for the end of the [...]

(FOXNews.com) – Americans who slap $1 pricetags on their used possessions at garage sales or bazaar events risk being slapped with fines of up to $15 million, thanks to a new government campaign called the “Resale Round-up.” Personal Commentary: The Garage Gestapo via FOXNews.com Another Link to the same story here.